Foreign acquisitions and R&D leverage in high tech industries of peripheral economies. Lessons and policy issues from the Israeli experiences

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 362-385

  Teubal, Morris ^a   Avnimelech, Gil ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dynamic capabilities; Evolutionary and competence based theories; Israel's IT industry; Israel's software industry; Mergers and acquisitions (M A); Peripheral economies; R D leverage; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SECURITY OF DATA; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS; GLOBALIZATION; INNOVATION; MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL ECONOMIES; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0037805654     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2003.003387     Document Type: Article

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